Improved stove-grate



G. VANDER HEYDEN.

Stove Grate.

No. 45,881. Patented Jam.v 10, 1865.

"1 1 Yi i UNITED STATES "ATENT Orman..

GEORGE VANDER HEYDEN, OF TROY, NEl/V YORK.

IMPROVED STOVE-GRATE.

.To all whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that l, GEORGE VANDER HEY- DEN, ot' Troy, in the county ofRensselaer and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Stove-Grates; and Ido hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is anisoxnetrical perspective view of the grate and its bed-plate arrangedwithin a iire-box in proper position for use. Fig. 2 is a view of theface side of the bed-.plate separated from the grate. Fig. 3 is a viewof the under side ofthe bed-plate. Fig. 4 is a view of a modification ofthe handle or lever for shaking the grate; and Fig. 5 shows a method ofsecuring lire-brick lining of the hre-box to the bed-plate by means of amortise-and-tenon Joint.

The same letters refer to like parts in each figure.

The nature of my improvement consists in so constructing the bed-plateof the grate, and also the grate used in connection therewith, that whenthey are duly arranged for use in combination with each other in thehre-box of the stove the grate may be shaken or moved by means of alever or shaker-handle in horizontal rectilinear reciprocal directions,for the purpose of freeing the grate and fuel thereonl from theaccumulations of ashes, and it may also be made to dump its contents,when desired, into the ash-pit of the stove.

The description of my improved tire-grate is as follows:

A A represent a iire-box with the grate and its appendages duly arrangedtherein for use.

B B is the bed-plate of the grate, and is constructed respectively ateach end with the horizontal projecting direct bearings (t a and theprojecting reverse bearings b b, which are arranged or respectivelyproportioned to each other so that the boxes c c of the grate-journalsmay divide the said bearings and be placed enough one side oreccentrically to the central axis of the grate, in the mannersubstantially as shown in Fig. 2, as to insure the stability of thegrate when in its proper position for use, and admit of a shaking orreciprocal rectilinear movement, in order to free the gaie from thecollection of ashes and cinders, and alsogto admit of the grates beingdumped, when so desired, so as to slide its contents into the ash-pit.

The back or under side of the bed-plate, as shown in Fig. 2, may bestrengthened by means of the zigzag ilanges d d, or by other analogousmeans, in order to obtain lightness and strength in the castings of saidplate.

The fire-grate O, Fig. l, is constructed respectively at each end withthe projecting ends e e or prolongations of the grate-bars beyond thecross or tie bars ff. These projecting ends are respectively arrangedand proportioned into direct and reverse bearin g ends, so as tocorrespond to and operate in conjunction with their counterparts in thebed-plate B, substantially as shown in Fig. 1, and to thus attain thedesired operation of the grate, in ihe manner as before described.

h h are the journals ofthe grate, one of which is of sufficient lengthto pass through an opening in the side of the fire-box, and has an eyein which to place the end of the shaker-handle D, the said handle havinga fulcrum or bearing on the stud or horn i, so that leverage is obtainedto shake the grate with more ease.

It is important that the projecting direct bearings of the grate and thereverse bearings of the bed-plate should be more or less sloped orpointed, according to the nature of the fuel used, so that the fuel,when the grate is shaken, may .not become wedged or jammed between theends of the bed-plate and grate, butl may slide up and over the slopedor pointed ends, and thus allow a free shaking motion to be given to thegrate at all tinies.

The dotted lines x x, Fig. 1, show the outlines of a part of the hre-boxlining of rebrick or soapstone, and in Fig. 5 E represents a section oflire-brick, and F represents a section of bed-plate B, with a mortisehole, within which sets the tenon y of the re brick, thereby holding thetire-box lining securely in position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The bed-plate B, when constructed respectively at each end of saidplate with the direct bearings a a and reverse bearings b b,

combination with said bed-plate, fullyA in the manner and for thepurposes as herein specified.

GEORGE VANDER HEYDEN.

Witnesses:

PETER S. HAsKELL, GEO. BRrsToL.

